I have really liked who the boys' teachers were this year. Each of them was the exact type of teacher they needed.
Ms. Ali and Mr. Joel was very supportive, encouraging, patient, and helpful to Connor. Ms Ali is from Florida and Mr. Joel is from the Philippines. Ms. Ali says Connor would make the class laugh. She really enjoyed having him in his class.
Cam had Mrs. Barks and Ms. Lorna for his teachers. Mrs. Barks was very active with her class. They would sing and dance a lot. I was very impressed with Cam at the student-led conferences. He was able to do many of the activities without any help. They both exude love, happiness, and patience. One thing they really noticed about Cam is how he is always happy. If he can't figure something out or somebody can't understand he just keeps on trying. All of his classmates loved him. They would always say "hello" and "goodbye" to him whenever they saw him. They said he has a very outgoing and "go with the flow" personality.
Kade had Mr. Lovestone. He is from Canada, but recently worked in Korea. Again, he was very supportive, helpful, and kind. There was a couple of incidents with mean students and he handled the situations with professionalism, caring, and love. When he comes back next year he will be married to one of the other TIS teachers. Mr. Lovestone was very impressed with Kade and his ability to empathize with others. He received the "service" award from Mr. Lovestone this year. He did say Kade really needs to work on his math facts. If he does this he will be more confidant in his ability to do math.
Mrs. Tse is from Australia. She is married to one of the P.E. coaches. She was firm, but kind. She made sure all of the students were responsible and considerate. At the beginning of the year she was worried that Kyle was not at the right reading level. However, by the end of the year she thought he was doing great! He is reading at grade level. Keep on reading Kyle!! She was also very impressed with Kyle's handwriting. His writing really is perfect. It is the complete opposite of Kade's. Another talent people notice about Kyle is his ability to draw and attention to detail in the drawing. He really wants to be a police officer, but I think he should go into a profession that has drawing involved. We will see....
Cam and I went to the end of year TISPA lunch. It correlated with the ILCM lunch. Kay was kind enough to offer her helper to watch Cam. It was really nice enjoying some really delicious food without interruptions. Here are some of the others moms that helped with the activities. Below is also the menu. Before moving here I had never tried risotto. I had seen it made on Hell's Kitchen and Master Chef, but never tried it. It is amazing!! So, So yummy! IF you haven't tried risotto yet you definitely need to try.
There was an end of year assembly for all kindergarten, Division 1 and 2 students. It was mainly about saying goodbye to the departing teachers.
Cam waving hello to Kyle. :)
All of the 4th graders sang a song and gave the teachers a flower.
Kyle, Connor, and Cam each had a trip to the City of Dreams Kids City. All they had to do was walk across the street. Unfortunately I was only able to go with Cam. He had so much fun with his friends Tommy and Will.
Afterwards we went on Hagaan Daas for ice cream. Cam loves ice cream!
When we went to pick up the boys for the last time this year Cam and I stopped in to give his teacher her "end of year" gift. He was really happy to give the present to her. all of the students gathered around to see what was in the wrapping paper. Cam will sure miss Mrs. Barks next year. We really hope he has another amazing teacher for JK.
We look forward to another year at TIS and who the boys' teachers will be. We also look forward to watching how the grow and the knowledge they will gain, especially as they keep working hard and striving to do their best. Congratulations boys! One year down, many more to go! ;)
